The Origin of Civilisation and the Primitive Condition of Man: Mental and Social Condition of Savages (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

John Lubbock

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Excerpt from The Origin of Civilisation and the Primitive Condition of Man<br/><br/>The whole mental condition of a savage is so different from ours, that it is often very difficult to follow what is passing in his mind, or to understand the motives by which he is in?uenced. Many things appear natural and almost self evident to him, which produce a very different Impression on us. What said a negro to Burton, am I to starve, while my sister has children whom she can sell?'...

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